I live in the tropics, so I don’t hibernate ants. One thing I do when there is no water left is I just wet the cotton ball on the end just a tad. Not to much because then air can’t fill in I think. Of course this is temporary so I suppose if you were to do this you would have to do often.

insectaslip ( liquid teflon) is the best way to go for this species. Miley uses it for his solenopsis. Next best is definetly dry Baby powder. This is what I use for my tetramorium. Works a lot better than rubbing alcohol mixed w baby powder. I am considering inestaslip, but some things such as the...

I am in need of help. I have some fire ants moving into a terrarium. I put olive oil all round and it worked, for a time. They started getting stuck in it and some were even able to cross it. I tested using rubbing alcohol and baby powder in glass cups. I’ve tried every mixture ratio I can do I thin...

I live in the USA and I’ve tried to see if my location is just high but everywhere I went in the US is the same and other countries are like $60 for The cheapest rate. And the rate for the old hybrid is only $10 for the same location. Hmm, I just tested it by putting a Hybrid 2.0 in my cart and wit...

Hello. I was excited to see that a new hybrid nest came out. I have one of the older ones and was waiting for this one as it is bigger. I was on the website with my card ready to buy it but then I see shipping rates as much as the product. Umm....the old nests are only $10 for shipping. I saw that ...

Hello. I was excited to see that a new hybrid nest came out. I have one of the older ones and was waiting for this one as it is bigger. I was on the website with my card ready to buy it but then I see shipping rates as much as the product. Umm....the old nests are only $10 for shipping. I saw that t...

You can leave a surplus of food and a test tube full of water, that would work. The ants wouldn't "overeat" to the point of death, although I do think they will eat a lot in order to have reserves. I've done it with mine. Just make sure they have enough water, that is the most important thing. I hav...